On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 51 31 .622 --
Red Sox 48 34 .585 3.0
Tigers 44 39 .530 7.5
Yankees 38 46 .452 14.0
Indians 38 47 .447 14.5
Senators 33 49 .402 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 29 .646 --
Royals 42 38 .525 10.0
Twins 39 44 .470 14.5
Angels 39 48 .448 16.5
White Sox 35 45 .438 17.0
Brewers 35 45 .438 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 31 .635 --
Mets 46 36 .561 6.5
Cubs 45 38 .542 8.0
Cardinals 42 42 .500 11.5
Phillies 35 49 .417 18.5
Expos 33 50 .398 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 34 .605 --
Dodgers 48 38 .558 4.0
Astros 43 39 .524 7.0
Braves 44 46 .489 10.0
Reds 37 50 .425 15.5
Padres 30 56 .349 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Hickman 5
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Frank Robinson 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 2
1 Lee May 2
1 Earl Williams 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Jim Hickman 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 John Bateman 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Boots Day 1
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alan Foster 1.67
2 Ron Reed 1.33
3 Bob Johnson 1.14
4 Ray Culp 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Foster 10
2 Bob Johnson 8
2 Ron Reed 8
4 Ray Culp 6
4 Bob Gibson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Ray Newman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Joe Torre .360
3 Bobby Murcer .349
4 Glenn Beckert .346
5 Willie Davis .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 23
2 Lee May 23
4 Bobby Bonds 19
4 Norm Cash 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 80
2 Hank Aaron 64
3 Ron Santo 60
3 Joe Torre 60
5 Willie Montanez 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 29
2 Amos Otis 26
3 Lou Brock 22
4 Sandy Alomar 21
5 Bert Campaneris 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.51
2 Wilbur Wood 1.77
3 Nolan Ryan 2.07
4 Tom Seaver 2.07
5 Dock Ellis 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 17
2 Dock Ellis 14
3 Mickey Lolich 13
3 Dave McNally 13
5 5 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 171
2 Mickey Lolich 156
3 Bill Stoneman 150
4 Tom Seaver 143
5 Fergie Jenkins 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 17
2 Ted Abernathy 14
3 Ken Sanders 12
3 Fred Scherman 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .455
2 Bill Buckner .450
3 Gene Alley .432
4 Luis Aparicio .417
5 Glenn Beckert .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Deron Johnson 6
1 Lee May 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
1 Earl Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 19
2 Dave May 16
3 Brooks Robinson 15
3 Earl Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Amos Otis 7
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Freddie Patek 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 0.00
1 Bob Miller 0.00
3 Bart Johnson 0.64
4 Jim Slaton 0.67
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Ray Culp 3
3 Al Downing 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 34
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Pat Dobson 27
3 Tom Seaver 27
5 Don Wilson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bart Johnson 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
2 Cecil Upshaw 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .396
2 Brock Davis .374
3 Walt Williams .371
4 Tony Oliva .371
5 Wes Parker .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
2 Bill Melton 11
3 Deron Johnson 10
3 Willie Stargell 10
3 Earl Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 35
2 Willie Stargell 31
3 Earl Williams 30
4 Lee May 29
5 Deron Johnson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Sandy Alomar 8
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Sanders 1.03
2 Bob Miller 1.08
3 Bart Johnson 1.11
4 John Cumberland 1.26
5 Don Gullett 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 7
2 Dock Ellis 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Bill Stoneman 59
3 Sam McDowell 57
4 Vida Blue 56
5 Clay Kirby 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Bart Johnson 6
4 Ken Sanders 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .352
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .344
4 Merv Rettenmund .337
5 Willie Davis .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
2 Frank Howard 38
2 Lee May 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 3 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 124
2 Ron Santo 122
3 Johnny Bench 114
3 Joe Torre 114
5 Hank Aaron 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Joe Morgan 44
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Amos Otis 41
5 Sandy Alomar 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.61
2 Wilbur Wood 2.04
3 Dock Ellis 2.14
4 Don Gullett 2.30
5 Nolan Ryan 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Jim Perry 24
5 Mickey Lolich 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Mickey Lolich 269
3 Tom Seaver 258
4 Sam McDowell 256
5 Bill Stoneman 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ted Abernathy 25
2 Ken Sanders 25
4 Jim Brewer 24
4 Wayne Granger 24